# TA Mlilima Traditional authority, Chikwawa District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-mlilima/ Traditional authority · Chikwawa District # TA Mlilima TA Mlilima is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chikwawa District, Southern Region. It covers **75.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 75.1km² - 1mapped services - 86 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Mlilima? TA Mlilima lies in [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/), [Southern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 4 other traditional authorities: [TA Kasisi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-kasisi/), [TA Katunga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-katunga/), [TA Maseya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/ta-maseya/) and [TA Somba](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/blantyre/ta-somba/). By area it is the 254th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 1.5% of [Chikwawa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/southern/chikwawa/). The centre of TA Mlilima is about 252 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 8.1 km from Chikwawa, the main town of Chikwawa District. The centre point is at -15.9859° N, 34.8581° E. Source: [National Statistics Office of Malawi via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mwi). ## Villages and localities in TA Mlilima Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mlilima. Settlements here lie between about 83 m and 100 m above sea level (median 86 m). - Daniel - Mphatiku - Mulilima - Thabwa Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of TA Mlilima Named natural and historic features inside TA Mlilima, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ntampumpu Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in TA Mlilima and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chikwawa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 886 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (241 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 241 Feb 26 179 Mar 25 116 Apr 24 31 May 23 12 Jun 21 10 Jul 21 16 Aug 23 4 Sep 27 8 Oct 29 11 Nov 30 73 Dec 28 185 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mlilima Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chikwawa District Hospital · Chikwawa Boma 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02361&mlon=34.79214#map=17/-16.02361/34.79214) Bank CDH Investment Bank · Blantyre City Centre Ward 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.78868&mlon=35.00348#map=17/-15.78868/35.00348) ATM Standard Bank · Blantyre South Ward 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.81777&mlon=34.99648#map=17/-15.81777/34.99648) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station · TA Mlilima 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.03580&mlon=34.85321#map=17/-16.03580/34.85321) Hotel St. Thomas lodge · Chikwawa Boma 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02872&mlon=34.78999#map=17/-16.02872/34.78999) Mall Rosewood Mall · Blantyre South Ward 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.80539&mlon=35.01021#map=17/-15.80539/35.01021) School Madziabango · TA Somba 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.96669&mlon=34.90944#map=17/-15.96669/34.90944) College HIFA Business College · Chikwawa Boma 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.02809&mlon=34.78879#map=17/-16.02809/34.78879) Police station Nancholi · TA Somba 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-15.92509&mlon=34.93438#map=17/-15.92509/34.93438) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in TA Mlilima Places mapped inside TA Mlilima in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other traditional authorities in Chikwawa District - Chikwawa Boma - Lengwe National Park - Majete Game Reserve - Chikwawa - Ngabu Urban - STA Masache - STA Ndakwela - TA Chapananga - TA Kasisi - TA Katunga - TA Lundu - TA Makhwira - TA Maseya - TA Ngabu - TA Ngowe ## Quick answers - Where is TA Mlilima?In Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Mlilima?TA Kasisi, TA Katunga, TA Maseya and TA Somba - How many villages are in TA Mlilima?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Mlilima?Settlements lie between 83 m and 100 m - What is the best time to visit TA Mlilima?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to TA Mlilima?Chikwawa District Hospital, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to TA Mlilima?CDH Investment Bank, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to TA Mlilima?Standard Bank, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to TA Mlilima?TotalEnergies Thabwa Service Station, about 5.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in TA Mlilima?1 mapped - What is the P-code of TA Mlilima?MW31009 (OCHA common operational dataset)